MLB Baseball Betting Picks for September 17th 2010

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Pick: Indians vs. Royals Under 8.5 (Tom Freese)
Cleveland starter Carlos Carrasco has allowed 5 runs total in his 3 starts this year. The Indians are 34-16-2 UNDER their last 52 games vs. righty starters. Cleveland is 41-18-3 UNDER off a win. The Tribe are 6-0 UNDER their 6 games vs. a team with a losing record. Kansas City starter Kyle Davies has allowed just 5 runs total in his last 3 starts. The Royals are 12-3-1 UNDER with Davies as a home underdog and they are 10-1-2 UNDER in Davies last 13 starts when their opponent allowed 2 runs or less in their last game. PLAY ON ‘UNDER’ (Carrasco vs. Davies)

Pick: Philadelphia Phillies -1.5 -125 (Jimmy Boyd)
I’ll back the red hot Phillies on the run line tonight with as good as Roy Oswalt has been going. The Phillies have won each of his last 8 starts, and 6 of those wins have come by at least 2 runs. In addition, Oswalt’s teams are an impressive 13-0 in home games when he gets the start vs. an NL team with an on base percentage of .325 or worse in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons. His clubs are winning by an average score of 5.5 to 2.0 in these games. Oswalt will be opposed by Jason Marquis, who is just 2-8 with an ERA of 6.60 on the season. It is certainly worth noting that 7 of those 8 losses have come by at least 2 runs. The Phillies have won 8 of their last 9 games overall, and 6 of those 8 wins have come by 2 or more runs. Take the Phillies on the run line.

Pick: Cubs vs. Marlins Over 8 (Jim Feist)
Florida has been a strong team over the total in the second half of the season, with a decent offense and wilting pitching. And speaking of wilting pitching, the Cubs come to town with Ryan Dempster, who has a 6.14 ERA his last three starts. The team went 2-1 over the total in those starts, including losses of 18-5 and 14-7. Alex Sanabia of the Marlins is no ace, with a 4.67 ERA his last three starts and Florida is 5-2 over the total his last 5 starts. Look for an offensive show, Play the Marlins/Cubs Over the total.